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Official Journal of the European Union
1.2.2013
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 88/2013
of 31 January 2013
amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for
Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products, eggs and egg
products may be introduced into the Union
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3)
Part 4 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC sets out the
treatments referred to in Part 2 of that Annex, assigning
a code to each of those treatments. That Part sets out a
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
non-specific treatment ‘A’ and specific treatments ‘B’ to ‘F’
Union,
listed in descending order of severity.
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
(4) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
798/2008
of
8
August
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the
2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories,
production, processing, distribution and introduction of
zones or compartments from which poultry and
products of animal origin for human consumption ( 1 ), and in
poultry products may be imported into and transit
particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first
through the Community and the veterinary certification
subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8 and point 4 of Article 8
requirements ( 5 ) provides that certain commodities are
thereof,
only to be imported into and transit through the
Union from the third countries, territories, zones or
compartments listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
thereto. It also lays down the veterinary certification
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down
requirements for such commodities.
specific rules for the organisation of official controls on
products of animal origin intended for human consumption ( 2 ),
and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
(5) Ukraine
is
currently
not
listed
in
Part
2
of
Annex
II
to
Decision 2007/777/EC as authorised for the introduction
into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs,
Whereas:
bladders and intestines from poultry, farmed feathered
game, farmed ratites and wild game birds. In addition,
Ukraine is not listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation
(1) Commission
Decision
2007/777/EC
of
29
November
(EC) No 798/2008.
2007 laying down the animal and public health
conditions and model certificates for imports of certain
meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and
(6) Ukraine
has
asked
the
Commission
to
be
authorised
for
intestines for human consumption from third countries
imports into the Union of meat products and treated
and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC ( 3 ) lays down rules
stomachs, bladders and intestines of poultry, farmed
on imports into the Union and the transit and storage in
feathered game, farmed ratites and wild game birds
the Union of consignments of meat products and
which have been subjected to a non-specific treatment
consignments of treated stomachs, bladders and intes
‘A’, pursuant to Part 4 of Annex II to Decision
tines, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
2007/777/EC. In addition, Ukraine has asked the
the European Parliament and of the Council of
Commission to be authorised for imports into the
29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for
Union of meat of poultry, farmed ratites for human
food of animal origin ( 4 ).
consumption and wild game-birds, eggs and egg
products.
(2) Part
2
of
Annex
II
to
Decision
2007/777/EC
sets
out
the
list of third countries or parts thereof from which the
introduction of meat products and treated stomachs,
(7) Commission
experts
have
carried
out
several
audits
in
bladders and intestines into the Union is authorised,
Ukraine. Those audits demonstrated that the competent
provided that those commodities comply with the
veterinary authority of that third country provides appro
treatment referred to in that list. Where third countries
priate guarantees as regards compliance with Union rules
are regionalised for the purposes of inclusion in that list,
for import into the Union of meat products and treated
their regionalised territories are set out in Part 1 of that
stomachs, bladders and intestines of poultry, farmed
Annex.
feathered game, farmed ratites and wild game birds, of

meat of poultry, farmed ratites for human consumption
and wild game-birds and of eggs and egg products. It is
( 1 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
therefore appropriate to amend Part 2 of Annex II to
( 2 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.
( 3 ) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.
( 4 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
( 5 ) OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.

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1.2.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
32/9
Decision 2007/777/EC and Part 1 of Annex I to Regu
(10) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
lation (EC) No 798/2008 in order to authorise imports
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
into the Union of such products.
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(8) In
addition,
Ukraine
provided
appropriate
animal
health
guarantees as regards compliance with Union import
rules for eggs and submitted a national control
Article 1
programme for Salmonella as provided for in Regulation
Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended in accordance
(EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of
with Annex I to this Regulation.
the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of
salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic
agents (
Article 2

1 ). However, the approval of that programme
has not been finalised. Therefore, only imports of eggs
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in
of Gallus gallus from Ukraine are permitted as indicated
accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
under ‘S4’ in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
798/2008.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
(9) Decision
2007/777/EC and Regulation
(EC) No following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX I
In Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, the entry for Ukraine is replaced by the following:
‘UA Ukraine XXX XXX XXX XXX
A
A
A XXX XXX XXX
A
A XXX’
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ANNEX II
In Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the following new entry for Ukraine is inserted between the entry for Turkey and the entry for the United States:
‘UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole
country E,
EP,
POU,
RAT,
WGM
S4’
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